Project: Git'R driving...a VERY short build
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Things knocked off the to-do list:
Repair passenger seat recline(quarter stuck in mechanism)
Removed leaves from blower motor
Fixed low coolant light(sensor was stuck)
Repair passenger seat recline(quarter stuck in mechanism)
Removed leaves from blower motor
Fixed low coolant light(sensor was stuck)
supraguy@aol;2049899 said:
Great job. Where did you buy that trim you used?? I have the same job ahead of me and have not find a good trim.
You mean the trim adhesive? Autozone sells it in the exact width necessary-1/2".
Just cleaned up the outside of the car today.
Hoping to register it tomorrow.
Just cleaned up the outside of the car today.
Hoping to register it tomorrow.
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So last week, I drove the car to a little meet at Hooters.
First time I've gone to a Supra meet IN an actual Supra, in a long time.
Third from the left:
Unfortunately, A fellow owner noticed(and I didn't) that my fan had locked up behind the upper part of the fan shroud, breaking two of the blades.
It looks like the pull from the fan distorted the upper shroud slightly, and pulled it away from the radiator, just enough to allow the leading edge of the fan blades to get behind it.
So now I need to swap out fan blades before I can drive it. That's not so bad I guess.
First time I've gone to a Supra meet IN an actual Supra, in a long time.
Third from the left:
Unfortunately, A fellow owner noticed(and I didn't) that my fan had locked up behind the upper part of the fan shroud, breaking two of the blades.
It looks like the pull from the fan distorted the upper shroud slightly, and pulled it away from the radiator, just enough to allow the leading edge of the fan blades to get behind it.
So now I need to swap out fan blades before I can drive it. That's not so bad I guess.
Today was filled with multiple tasks:
Replace the broken cooling fan
Charge the ac
Replace the windshield squirters with new Camry units
Replace the front speakers
And also, a bit of paint work...
Not perfect, but at least better.
The final look of the engine, now that I have a good coil cover.
Replace the broken cooling fan
Charge the ac
Replace the windshield squirters with new Camry units
Replace the front speakers
And also, a bit of paint work...
Not perfect, but at least better.
The final look of the engine, now that I have a good coil cover.
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Well thanks, but of course I have it a lot easier than most of the builds in the gallery.
No big goals, and starting with a nearly-done car.
Last items to do:
adjust dashpot
troubleshoot abs light
Replace driver's window switch(works but the button is cracked)
tail light seals
Repair dome light(the ol' corroded rivet issue)
Still need to install the sway bars
Repaint front and rear bumpers
Clean interior
No big goals, and starting with a nearly-done car.
Last items to do:
adjust dashpot
troubleshoot abs light
Replace driver's window switch(works but the button is cracked)
tail light seals
Repair dome light(the ol' corroded rivet issue)
Still need to install the sway bars
Repaint front and rear bumpers
Clean interior
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Swapped out the power antenna today.
Took a little bit of fiddling with the upper spacer, and modifying the lower bracket, but it's all solid now.
Old vs. new:
Bracket welded to work:
Harness cut from the old antenna, and depinned/ rewired:
Done. And with a black mast, too.
Took a little bit of fiddling with the upper spacer, and modifying the lower bracket, but it's all solid now.
Old vs. new:
Bracket welded to work:
Harness cut from the old antenna, and depinned/ rewired:
Done. And with a black mast, too.
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Today I was able to do a quick couple of jobs, before it got too hot outside.
Pulled the tail lights, and replaced the seals. I was getting a lot of water inside the hatch area, but I'm not sure if its coming from the lights, the lower hatch glass trim, or what.
But I do know that water in the side channels of the hatch(just outside the hatch weatherstrip) was not able to flow out past the tails, and it would back up. So it might also have been coming past the hatch seal as well.
After taking them out, though, its clear that I needed new seals anyway.
New and old:
Cleaned the openings prior to reinstall:
Also, My spare tire well looked rusty as hell, because of the pooling water. But most of it was surface deposit. So I scrubbed it with mild sandpaper,
then with rubbing compound and all of the rust staining is gone. There are a few spots where rust bubbles were created, but it doesn't look like it went all the way through.
Pulled the tail lights, and replaced the seals. I was getting a lot of water inside the hatch area, but I'm not sure if its coming from the lights, the lower hatch glass trim, or what.
But I do know that water in the side channels of the hatch(just outside the hatch weatherstrip) was not able to flow out past the tails, and it would back up. So it might also have been coming past the hatch seal as well.
After taking them out, though, its clear that I needed new seals anyway.
New and old:
Cleaned the openings prior to reinstall:
Also, My spare tire well looked rusty as hell, because of the pooling water. But most of it was surface deposit. So I scrubbed it with mild sandpaper,
then with rubbing compound and all of the rust staining is gone. There are a few spots where rust bubbles were created, but it doesn't look like it went all the way through.
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Finally got the permanent plate for it.
...so people won't keep asking if I have a 1J or 2J in it....
...so people won't keep asking if I have a 1J or 2J in it....
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You sound like me. People kept asking what year my car is so my plate now reads "SUPRA87", but it doesn't stop them from asking... Even when they are standing behind the car.
Looks great. I've always wanted to do a custom plate for the supra but I keep just taking the cheap and easy route at renewal. Maybe this next time since it's definitely going to have to get new plates anyway.
I read back through your other build today and you mention having a good set of front controller arm bushings, still have those?
I read back through your other build today and you mention having a good set of front controller arm bushings, still have those?
Ill have to look GC, but im not sure. I sold my old upper arms locally, and probably gave the guy the new bushings as well.
Ill be going out to Seattle in August. If you can meet up, ill bring you that console cover, no charge.
Ill be going out to Seattle in August. If you can meet up, ill bring you that console cover, no charge.
Pretty much. Still have to shim the bypass spring and replace the cooler hoses, as well as get the bumpers painted, but at that point, i'll call it as done as it will ever get. There will always be repairs and refresh tasks on a car this old, but you have to write an ending to the story at some point.
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That's weird. I don't think I've ever seen a build here called "done"... I also need to get my bumpers painted, but can't seem to find a shop I trust enough to work on my Supra.